We were up pretty early in order to depart El Paso as quickly as possible. We jumped back onto I-10 headed east across a big section (maybe 250 miles) of West Texas. The flat lands along the road are pretty unremarkable but the mountain ranges in the distance are pretty. From El Paso the interstate runs southeast along the Rio Grande for a while before turning due east. The ground climbs steadily and crosses a small range near Van Horn, crossing over a few passes between 4000′ and 4700′ elevation before starting a long downgrade into Fort Stockton. Near Van Horn, we crossed into the Central Time Zone. The road surface along I-10 is almost fair – I’d give it a C-.
In Fort Stockton, we pulled off onto I-10 Business for the trip down the main drag. Although there hasn’t been any rain here for a while, about four spots along the main street were flooded. We soon pulled into Park View RV Park which is a large gravel lot with a strange characteristic. All of the power is overhead instead of underground, a first in parks for us. There are full hookups and wifi and, best of all, it costs $12 a night with Passport America. The sunsets here are magnificent displays.
We will be departing tomorrow for another couple hundred miles before stopping for the night in Junction.
There’s some pix if you click here